Kita-ku, Osaka

[16] Bandai Visual's Kansai Office opened in Kita-ku in March 1988; the division is now known as the Osaka Branch.

[17] Japan Airlines at one time operated a ticketing facility on the first floor of the Daiichi Seimei Building in Umeda, Kita-ku.

The Consulate-General of Belgium in Osaka is located on the twelfth floor of the Snow Crystal Building in Umeda, Kita-ku.

The Consulate-General of Germany in Osaka is located on the thirty-fifth floor of the Umeda Sky Building Tower East in Kita-ku.

[20] Commercial and business centre of Kansai region with many high-rise buildings and large underground complexes.